PADRES MOVING TICKETS, EVENTUALLY, HEADLEY?

Did you catch the recent rollout for Padres tickets going on sale? The print advertisements feature outfielders Cameron Maybin and Mark Kotsay and closer Huston Street.

Uh, Padres fans, we’ve got a problem.

When a star-starved team has a third baseman who led the National League in RBIs and finished fifth in last year’s MVP balloting, it splashes his face on all things Padres. But Chase Headley isn’t on the ads, which reminds us of the Chargers?

In a giveaway at last season’s final home game, Chargers calendars were distributed. Some great shots of the players, and not one of coach Norv Turner. We knew why: Turner wasn’t going to be here after missing the playoffs three straight years.

Now we spot a Padres layout minus Headley, as if the organization is preparing its patient boosters that its lone standout, at some point, may not be around, too. …

Never thought “Carlos Quentin” and “Sprinter” would share a sentence. But after the Padres’ outfielder with a bum knee took about four months off, we hear the North County commuter train may be doing the same. Seems the choo-choo’s brakes are worn. If the same is true about Quentin’s knee cartilage, the Padres could be riding the NL West caboose. …

After diplomatic diva Dennis Rodman did his best to bring North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and President Obama together, he turns next to feisty San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and fill-in-the-blank. Maybe Filner could earn a spot in the Padres’ shaky rotation: It’s clear Filner isn’t shy about throwing some chin music. …

The Chargers are doing their best to mess with the encouraging unemployment numbers. They’ve pointed Takeo Spikes and Atari Bigby toward the door, with more veterans on the way. Bigby joins a long list of failed replacements for strong safety Rodney Harrison, a position which has become the Chargers’ version of the Black Hole. …

Bolts GM Tom Telesco is a fresh face, but A.G. Spanos, the team’s CEO, has been in town for some time. But when introduced by the public-address announcer at an SDSU men’s hoops game, it came out “A.J. Spanos.” Sorry, A.G., there’s only one Lord of No Rings associated with the Chargers. …

Speaking of ex-GM A.J. Smith, he’s landed in Washington’s personnel department after being canned by the Chargers. Yep, Mr. Thin Skin is now with the Redskins. …

It says here USD gives embattled men’s basketball coach Bill Grier another year after a decent run in the WCC Tournament. Grier’s hot seat, like how people behave in Las Vegas, stays there. …

The selection process is done, but where’s the puff of white smoke signaling a decision? Guess we missed it but 1090’s Lee “Hacksaw” Hamilton has a mighty new partner in ex-Arizona congressman J.D. Hayworth.

Hamilton should shelve his “Kiss My Aztecs” line, leaving it open instead for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a part-time Coronado resident during the summer.

Hayworth challenged him in the 2010 Senate primary, saying he had “a profound disagreement with Senator John McCain over the concept of amnesty, whether he wants to call it comprehensive immigration reform or a pathway for guest workers to remain.”

Better yet, have Hayworth express his position and then interview opioniated former Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez when the Dodgers arrive in April, and wouldn’t that be fun?

Know this about Hacksaw’s co-host with an extensive background in politics: Hayworth is likely to drink tea, rather than coffee, during his morning shift.